Positive Mental Health in Children & Young People

Books

Bailey, Gail & Aubin, Siobhan
Think right/feel good: short course promoting well-being in young people with VI
Guide Dogs, 2011
ISBN 9780955926808
A programme of workshops to promote emotional well-being and good social skills in young people with vision problems.

Brown, Martin ... [et al]
Think right/feel good: a short course for promoting well-being in deaf young people
Guide Dogs & NDCS, [2012]
A programme of workshops to promote emotional well-being and good social skills in deaf young people based on the programme devised by Guide Dogs (RN 5704) for children with vision problems.

Drifte, Collette
Encouraging positive behaviour in the early years: a practical guide (2nd ed)
Sage, 2008
ISBN 9781847873750
Practical strategies, good advice and clear and helpful suggestions to encourage good behaviour from every child, with particular emphasis on children with special educational needs. Accompanied by a CD-ROM.

Dunlop, Aline-Wendy ... [et al]
Positive behaviour in the early years: perceptions of staff, service providers and parents in managing and promoting positive behaviour in early years and early primary settings
University of Strathclyde, 2008
ISBN 9780755918102
Research into the behaviour of young children.
https://www.gov.scot/publications/positive-behaviour-early-years-perceptions-staff-service-providers-parents-managing/

Edwards, Lindsey & Crocker, Susan
Psychological processes in deaf children with complex needs: an evidence-based practical guide
Jessica Kingsley, 2008
ISBN 9781843104148
Children affected by deafness and additional difficulties, such as autism, specific learning difficulties and behavioural and emotional problems are discussed. Written by two clinical psychologists so it has a medical/clinical bias.

Glickman, Neil S
Deaf mental health care
Routledge, 2013
ISBN 9780415894753
Builds on the previous research by the author on using the cultural model of deafness to present an approach to counselling deaf people. Takes account of linguistic issues for sign language users and deaf culture awareness.

Glickman, Neil S & Harvey, Michael A
Culturally affirmative psychotherapy with deaf persons
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1996
ISBN 0805814892
Uses the cultural model of deafness to present an approach to counselling deaf people based on best practices used with treatment of people from minority cultures.

National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS)
Healthy minds: a programme for exploring good emotional health and well-being with deaf young people
NDCS, 2011
ISBN 9781907814365
Programme of 6 sessions aimed to develop and promote positive mental health for children and young people who are deaf.

National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS)
What are you feeling? a guide to developing emotional vocabulary for children who are deaf and may have learning difficulties
NDCS, 2012
ISBN 9781907814679
Teaching resource for deaf children with learning difficulties which provides emotional vocabulary. Worksheets provide graphic and signed explanations for the words (Widgit Symbols).
http://www.ndcs.org.uk/

NDCS, Scottish Council on Deafness
Mental health services for deaf children: Campaign report
NDCS, 2013
Describes the current situation for provision of mental health services to deaf children with brief illustrative case studies. Part of the Helping Hand campaign.
http://www.ndcs.org.uk/

Reid, Mandy
Mental health and wellbeing for all people affected by deafness: past, present and future
SCoD, 2018

Articles

Bailey, Gail
Positive parenting
Insight
Nov/Dec 2009, No 24, p42-43
Explores the practical ways that parents can support the emotional well being of their blind or partially sighted child.

Luckner, John L & Movahedazarhouligh, Sara
Social-emotional interventions with children and youth who are deaf or hard of hearing: a research synthesis
Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education
Jan 2019, Vol 24 (1), p1-10
To be successful in school and life individuals need to learn to understand and manage their emotions, get along with others and exercise good judgement. This research paper reviews and summarises relevant interventions.
http://jdsde.oxfordjournals.org/

Mousley, Victoria L & Chaudoir, Stephenie R
Deaf stigma: links between stigma and well-being among deaf emerging adults
Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education
Oct 2018, Vol 23 (4), p341-350
How does stigma associated with deafness affect deaf people's well-being.
http://jdsde.oxfordjournals.org/

Szarkowski, Amy & Brice, Patrick
Positive psychology in research with the deaf community: an idea whose time has come
Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education
Apr 2018, Vol 23 (2), p111-117
A literature review of research into positive psychology as it relates to deaf people.
http://jdsde.oxfordjournals.org/

Szarkowski, Amy & Brice, Patrick J
Hearing parents’ appraisals of parenting a deaf or hard-of-hearing child: application of a positive psychology framework
Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education
Jul 2016, Vol 21 (3), p249-258
A survey of parents' positive experiences of bringing up children who are deaf.
http://jdsde.oxfordjournals.org/